The Ole Miss Rebels defeated the Clemson Tigers 2-1 in an extremely competitive first-round matchup in the NCAA Women’s College Cup in Clemson, South Carolina. These teams last met in 2015 when Ole Miss beat Clemson in penalty kicks on their way to the Sweet 16.
Rebel senior Mary Kate Smith’s second goal of the season came at a great time to give the Rebels the lead in the 24th minute following a fantastic feed from senior CeCe Kizer. Smith struck the ball low and hard to drill her shot past the keeper and into the net.
“I kind of blacked-out a little bit because I was so excited, but it was an awesome assist by CeCe and just a total team effort the entire time,” Smith said.